List of ships of the United States Air Force

The initial twelve Atlantic Missile Range ships were modified World War II cargo vessels.

[1] On 1 July 1964 the USAF tracking ships were transferred to the custody of the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) for operation.

[1] The US Air Force still operates a small fleet of drone recovery vessels nicknamed the "Tyndall Navy".

These ships recover pieces of wreckage from drones and aerial targets from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The largest of these vessels are three 120-foot ships operated by the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, which is based at Tyndall AFB, Florida.